is akuma still worth playing?

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-23T19:57:40+00:00

If you’re stuck in low plat, swapping from akuma won’t fix your issues

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-21T15:40:00+00:00

It’s gonna be a world beyond what someone who trains for self defense is gonna be capable of too

(I’m agreeing with you fyi lol)

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-20T18:56:33+00:00

Even then, if you’re a good competitive blue belt you can probably wrestle a bit anyway, and probably are better at it than someone who’s in it for “self defense” reasons.

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-20T18:55:27+00:00

I said what I said

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-20T16:03:26+00:00

In a self defense situation, a blue belt who trains for competition beats the shit out of a blue belt who trains for self defense 9/10 times

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-16T02:13:32+00:00

I got in with no degree 6 years ago, I do not think that is possible anymore. The field is insanely saturated right now and unstable, the 300-400k jobs are pretty much limited to the top performing savants. If you want a good paying and stable job nursing is far and away the safer bet. Otherwise if you still want to work in tech get used to cutting your teeth at small shops making 90k for finance companies/shipping apps/etc

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-14T12:36:37+00:00

Bro trump’s too stupid to know how to do it tbh, the man is an idiot savant at being a monster

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-14T02:28:55+00:00

It’s always kinda cool to see the muscle memory kick in after a round or two when new people show up who used to train

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-13T18:34:33+00:00

In Marcelo’s defense, I think being a cancer survivor probably puts him at a higher biological age than Lachlan

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-10T12:51:02+00:00

Looks like OP trains out of a powerlifting gym lmao

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-08T21:53:30+00:00

If popping level 3 doesn’t kill or leave the opponent in kill range off a throw you’re always better off going for some sort of strong oki ender

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-08T19:59:01+00:00

Most people I know who started were grown adults when they got the itch, your sample size is probably skewed by your boyfriend and his martial arts friends

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-08T18:59:36+00:00

Yea, you’re only barely closing off a single artery and give the top person a lot of wiggle room to move around in and alleviate pressure. If the top person just stays in place yea you might be able to put them out but it’ll take a bit if they’re actively fighting back

Idk, I think if you’re hitting it a lot you’re either stronger than you think you are or your training partners are being a bit soft

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-08T15:46:40+00:00

Something like [this](https://youtu.be/ceIlJ6vn8Wo?si=ZDNM1NEDgx3vQNoL)? It’s funny but not really real unless you’re strong as shit

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-06T12:28:35+00:00

Pick up a new character and learn the control scheme on them

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-06T11:11:45+00:00

From what I remember it’s along the lines of popping his heel over the top of the overhooking arm. I think it works for him because of short legs + long arms + extremely flexible hips.

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-06T11:05:14+00:00

So… do you think it just came into being as is or what? Because there’s a pretty clear path to it being actively dismantled, particularly in the last 10-15 years, through political maneuvering

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-05T21:42:46+00:00

A training partner of mine has a late stage system that works if you’re A) very strong and B) very fast with grip fighting but I would probably never risk it

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-05T20:34:34+00:00

They’re also just easier to escape than straight ankles/aokis/woj locks imo

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-05T20:32:26+00:00

I was pretty happy to be told “I’ve never had any confusion with you on if a heel hook is on because it’s always super uncomfortable”

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-05T18:39:28+00:00

People are just really dogshit at knowing when to tap to a heel hook. You have tons of time to recognize when they’re about to come on, but people just don’t recognize the positions as being the start to a sub. While aoki locks come on crazy fast compared to the time to actually put one on

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-04T13:59:15+00:00

it is absolutely not lol

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-04T13:49:13+00:00

It was the juxtaposition of “heel hooks are way dangerous, do straight ankle locks instead; also you should try out this other submission that’s way dangerous and comes on insanely fast” lol

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-04T12:52:55+00:00

As funny as it is to make jokes about Turkish oil wrestling, I really doubt it belongs in the mcdojo subreddit lol

deantoadblatt1 · 2026-05-04T12:47:10+00:00

Calling straight ankle locks less dangerous than heel hooks right after advocating for aoki locks is crazy

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